樂邦遺稿 2.85

2.85

The Ketan states: “Li Sanli of Yongqiu had a daughter named Xiaoshi. When she was several years old, she said: ‘In my former life I was Tingfu, the son of the clerk Lei Ze of Huangpi. At the age of seventeen, I died from suffering a foot sore, and thus have this present life.’ At that time, many cattle merchants from Yongqiu were in Huangpi inquiring about it, and it matched exactly. Later, Lei Ze went to see her, and as soon as Xiaoshi saw him, she called him father. In the eighth year of the Zhenghe reign era, Xiaoshi came to Huangpi, embraced her former mother, and wept without stopping. Furthermore, several times she spoke with the townsfolk about things from her past life, and all were verified.”